Kashmiri Muslim girls learn martial arts from a coach in the courtyard of a school on February 28 2018 in Srinagar the summer capital of Indian...
{"Image ImageDescription": "SRINAGAR, KASHMIR, INDIA - FEBRUARY 22: Kashmiri Muslim girls learn martial arts from a coach in the courtyard of a school on February 28, 2018 in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, India. As the number of crimes against women has risen in the region, girls from various age groups and backgrounds have taken up martial arts and other self-defence courses to thwart attackers. Many believe that after the brutal rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl, Asifa Bano, last month, women in the Muslim-majority state have taken to various martial arts forms such as taekwondo, judo and thang-ta, a weapon-based Indian martial art, for self-protection. Asifa was held captive for a week by Deepak Khajuria, a special police officer of the Indian police, who is also the main accused in the case. Khajuria was arrested by the Indian authorities after investigations revealed that he had raped and murdered the girl, who belonged to a nomadic Muslim community. (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2018 Yawar Nazir"}